Editing Buckfast Abbey (section)

=== Choirs ===
The present incarnation of the Abbey Choir was founded in 2009. The choir sings Solemn Mass and Vespers on Sundays, and Mass on [[Holy day of obligation|Holy Days of Obligation]] during the week. The choir sings a broad liturgical repertoire, ranging from polyphonic music of the sixteenth century and Masses of the Viennese school, through to music of the French Romantic tradition and contemporary music by [[James MacMillan|James MacMillian]], [[Matthew Martin (organist)|Matthew Martin]] and Dom [[Sebastian Wolff]] OSB. In 2018 the choir sang Christmas [[Midnight Mass]], which was televised live on BBC One.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BBC One - Midnight Mass, 2018 - Midnight Mass from Buckfast Abbey |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0bwf3cf |access-date=2024-04-01 |website=BBC |language=en-GB}}</ref> The choir gives several concert performances each year, and in 2024 this included the premiere of a new Mass for Corpus Christi composed by [[Martin Baker (organist)|Martin Baker]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=O sacrum convivium! at Buckfast Abbey - Visit South Devon |url=https://www.visitsouthdevon.co.uk/whats-on/o-sacrum-convivium-at-buckfast-abbey-p3456463 |access-date=2024-04-01 |website=www.visitsouthdevon.co.uk}}</ref>

Alongside the Abbey Choir, there is also a line of trebles recruited from local schools.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Music at Buckfast – Buckfast Abbey |url=https://www.buckfast.org.uk/music_introduction/ |access-date=2024-04-01 |website=}}</ref> Established in 2018, the Abbey Choristers sing alongside members of the Abbey Choir at the Conventual Mass on Thursdays and some Saturdays during school term time. They also perform in the area and on an annual summer tour.